blossom
noun
the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.
were blossoming
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past progressiveof blossom.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But Lampard also played and managed during a changing time for Americans in Europe — they weren’t just odds and ends anymore but were blossoming into bona fide stars.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2022
New industries were blossoming, and unemployment had dropped from 10% to less than 6%.
From Time Magazine Archive
Almost simultaneously, the bursts were blossoming back on my left all the way to the 6 o'clock position.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mount Hermon and beyond the Syrian plain below, where fruit trees were blossoming in contrast to the snow above, the fighting on the mountain was already having a profound political effect.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cannons were blossoming, filling the air with thunder, far enough away to soften and roll, not angry yet, but growing.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
